New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-13
zHB WEEK IN SOCIETY.
RECEPTIONS. TEAS AND wEDDlNoa

"A multiplicity Of small things filed up the Last q
days. Hardly unoonddsred trifss for hosts 81
hostssse ye just about that for tho throng Of fssh
ebls oabouts The absence Of what might bs esllso
leading Incidents wes possibly due IN part TO tho q
great many New-Yorkers II failed to do co. In Is
first place the Carnival q not 90 novel a. IL wa I'd
In the second place the accident ct Woodstock Brdo3
to many than otherwise IL might have BEEN Sooiety
may be heartloss still the thought Of thirty pleasure
seekers burned to death on their way to . carnival
gives society UNPLEASANT feeling fair number q
people went to the show however, among them r. q.
Dun, Erastus Wiman, Mrs. Paran Stevens, Georfo
Bliss, Walter Howe, Charles A. Dana, Elihu Root and
Surrogate Rollins.
On Monday Mrs Bernard Rhinelander, of No. I2o
East Twenty -third-st. gave tea to her friends and
acquaintance. Mrs. Rhinelander wore black silk
John Watson and Mrs. Waldo her daughters, assisted
in receiving the guests Miss Rhinelander wore .
Sf Su' an. sGr the
Mrs. 8. v. r. Cruger, the Misses Lentlhon Mrs.
Barley and the Misses Barley.
The wedding of Miss Maud Howe and John Elliot
the artist, ia Boston Monday interested many
NEWCOMERS although none OF them Was present. q
was q private ceremony lat Mrs. Julia Ward Howss
house in Beasonst owing to the recent death IN MT
nor best man. The Rev. James Freeman Clarke per.
formed the marriage ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Ellioe
came directly to NewYork to sail thence for England
The incident of Tuesday was Mrs. w. B. Lawrencs's
dinner dance at No. 81 East Thirty fourthst in honor
Of her daughter, Mics Anita Lawrence. The youthful
dinner guests were Miss Fanny Taller Miss Bergman
Miss !" Sprggie Post Miss Emmie" Heckschef, Mis-
Marie Reed, Miss Martha Otis. Miss Tissisp Hall
Mis-: Grace Potter Miss Mamie BOlklsy and MIS- My
embroidered with silver, having corsage Of whits
and yellow satin. About midnight the cotlon began,
Thomas Howard leading with Miss Lawrence Among
Ia VIII arrival for tha damon We
Winthrop Miss Lena Crawford Miss Emmett Miss
Nellie Hewitt, Miss Anna Sands. Reginald Rves, w.
noy nss
which converted german into OF giftshow are
less in fashion with sensible people now than they once
were.
There wss the Barley tea on this afternoon. at No.
S1e Fithave, to introduce into society Miss Helen.
second daughter Of Mrs. H. J. Barley. The fine
house was shown to great advantage: Among the
guests we're Mrs j. Coleman Drsyton, Mrs. Delaney
Kane, Mrs. W. w. Astor, Mrs. W. B: Lawrence, Mri.
NSs there Wss reception In at
Mays, No. 259 Fiith-ave. It was q wretched day
from weather point OF view, but the reception was
black silk and had Miss Rogers to help her receive
her numerous callers In the evening Madame Mears's
reception took place at No 222 Madiso Ma Other
Cuyler and Miss Cuyler; Ms. Henry Warmers
cotillon at No. $50 Lexington-Ave. Mrs Thonas's
luncheon at No II West Fifty -seventh-st, and Mrs
1t is perhaps a little late for weddings, but there
was a noteworthy one On Wednesday afternoon in the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, when Dr. Henry
p LOOMS married Miss Julia Stmson daughter of II.
G. Stimson The brides dress of satin and brocade
worn BY her mother forty five years ago when she
married, and before that In IT'S BY Mrs. Stmson's
mother. At that wedding Alexander Hamilton and
General Washington we're present. The petticoat OF
this ancient and interesting gown is OF quilted white
satin The court train is of delicate light pink. bro
ended with clustars of pink and white roses.
1t is edged with lace. The corsage is square, the
sleeves pulled and trimmed with point lace. The
veil and carried bouquet OF white roses and l'iesot.
thevaley. The ushers Messrs. Farlee, Dawson,
Schriuier, Williams, Atterbnry and DR.; Edgar. DIR.
Ranney the oest man. Miss Loomis; Miss Stimson,
Miss Adele Turnure. Miss Marion Sharpless, Miss
Churchill and Miss Warren of Philadelphia, were tho
ton AZ no. ii West Forty-eighth-st Among. tho
guests were Dr. and Mrs. Barker ex-Judge and Mrs
Noah Davis Mr. and Mrs. David Turnure. Mr. and
Howard Crosby, Dr. Thomas, the Rev. DR.. Taylor,
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, and Mrs. Livingston
On the same afternoon Miss Addic Colt daughter Of
the late Robert O. Csl Of Babylon, L. L,was married
to Z. Calvin Williams, of Baltimore, in the Brick
Church at Thirty -seventh-st. and Fitth-ave. The
bride was dressed in whte silk and point lace, cauyht
up with white lacs aud she carried white roses Tho
best man was from Baltimore-Captain X. X. Brown
and the ushers u c. Colt. II. Douglas Lee. +.
J. Brown. r. +. Brent A. II. Taylor, aag DR.. s. Johns
Aon' Ah'iV 'h"Hy 6"S'so' f'~"N~'' ''SNS ~~N--
some from Baltimore. ',.1
The marriage II Charles Prentiss Noyes and Miss
Fannie f. Wentworth was celebrated the Church OF
the Divine Paternity in the evening. James Reed was
best man, and the ushers A. NJ Greer j. w.
Wentworth, w. c. Elliott and II. p. Sweetzar. Miss
Francis Miss Young. Miss Goodwin. and Miss lnness
we're toe bridesmaids. There reception after
the ceremony at No. ~ West Thirty sixthst. which
was largely attended.
There was a.ci DIVIDED reception Wednesday after
noon at Mrs. w. s. Liyingstons, No. 1l3 East Seven.
teenth-st. Miss Livingston received with her mother,
and the ladies assisting them were Mrs. W. $. Living.
.tvn ir Mrs T. NJ Ch-eseman Mrs. r. A. Living.
ston, Miss Knox, Miss Seymour aud Miss Pauiding.
There was a lul on Thursday and Friday. Tho
Thursday evening dancing class had its last meeting
before Lent at the Mendelssohn Glee Club rooms,
Dean Hoffman and Mrs Hoffman gave reception to
about 800 guests the same evening. and there was
a dance at Mr.. and Mrs. George Bowdoin's in Park
dom, who was dressed white tullo over silk
Among the dancers or lookers-0o were Miss
winthrop. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Winthrop, Miss
Potter and the Misses Potter. Mrs Rogers OF No. l73
Madison-ave gave large tea on Thursday afternoon
Mrs. Corwith and Mrs Post assisted her In receiving
the guests The LiederKranz ball at the Metropolitan
Opera House in the evening also had the attenton OF
many fashionable people, especially the gay masculine
element
The four-act drama Goals of Fire y by Miss Lucy
f. Cofey will be played at the Madison Square The
atre tomorrow afternoon. The play is in aid of thu
obi a ward in tho Home of the Good Samaritan
Deaconesses The tickets for sale at the Theatre,
and Brentanos Those taking part aie Edward Fales
Coward Richard Young, Francis Conrad, Miss Coifey,
Mrs.. WILDER Bloodeood Miss Perkins and Miss Laura
s. Collins The patronesscs are MS Van Auken.
Mrs Brockholst Cutting. Mrs. John Sherwood, Mrs
Algernon $. Sullivan Mrs. Eugene Me Lean, Mrs.
Albert NJ Palmer Ms. Egbelt Guernsey, Mrs. Coaey,
Mrs Thurber, Mrs. Valentine q. Hall.
On Friday there will be another charity entertain
ment at the Lyceum this time for the benefit OF the
West Side Nursery Mrs. Denison will play the part
OF Anne Carew." The L,ceum seems to be one OF
h, most popular places of in the city in these
days not only for theatrical amateurs but tor fashion
able people generally. There no less than tour.
teen theatre parties there last week all made up Of
people well known in New-York society.
MR.. CHASES MARRIAGE.